What a pair Bush and Gorbachev make. On Feb. 4, Gorbachev decrees that the upcoming plebiscite on independence in Lithuania is without legal foundation and that its results will be invalid.
Speaking to the press that very same day, Bush says he will continue dealing with Gorbachev ”no matter what happens.” He implies that he will not recognize Lithuania`s independence, even though its occupation has never been recognized by the United States.
Clearly, we have reached new heights of hypocrisy and cynicism. The current Nobel peace laureate is responsible for 20 deaths and over 500 injured in Vilnius and Riga. Incredibly, Gorbachev still plans to give the traditional Nobel address in Oslo this spring.
President Bush invests billions and the full might of our armed forces to defend the sheikdom of Kuwait, saying that no country should be allowed to invade its neighbor. But the 50-year occupation of the Baltic democracies can continue and the military crackdown there merits only an inappropriately mild reprimand.
Mr. Bush should spare us the rhetoric about defending freedom and democracy and the New World Order.
